William cosbie



(No Model.)

W. GOSBIIL,

- HORSE COLLAR. No. 277,463. Patented May 15, 1883.

WITNESSES: I INVENTORI ATTORNEYS,

1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM COSBIE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 277,463, dated May 15, 1883. Applioation filed August 11. 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Uosnrn, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of San Francisco, and State of'Oalifornia, have invented a new and useful Horse- Collar, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings.

Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved horse-collar. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the throat-piece of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the clasp-ring. Fig. 4 is a section of the collar.

My invention relates to improvements in horse-collars 5 and it consists in the hereinafterspecified means for securing rigidly the open throat ends of the collar while in course of manufacture.

G represents the body of an ordinary leather horse-collar, the lower or throat ends, B, of which are secured rigidly together during the latter stages of the manufacture of the collar. 1 construct said throat ends with beads 0 near their extremities, for the purpose hereinafter specified, and I join said ends rigidly together by means of the tubular metallic throat-piece A. Said throat-piece is provided with a perforated attaching-flange,E, by means of which it may be riveted or sewed to the belly of the collar, and thereby avoid all danger of its parting from the aforesaid ends. To further prevent the ends slipping from the throat-piece by reason of the bending of the ends near their juncture with said throat piece, I encircle said ends in the space between the throatpiece and-the beads C with ring-clasps D. I also form upon the lower side of said throatpiece A a proj'ection,F, for the purpose of acting as a guardpiece against the action of the hame-strap.

The advantages of my improvement are its durability and ornamental appearance, and in saving labor and time in construction.

I do not confine myself to an exact form of throat-piece, as the same device may be employed either in a contracted or enlarged curved form to adapt itto the required construction of style of collar.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination, with the throat ends B of the collar, of the metallic tubular throatpiece A, provided with perforated flange E,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the ends B, provided with beads C, the throat-piece A, having flange E, and the clasp'rings D, as and for the purposes set forth.

WILLIAM OOSBIE. Witnesses:

JOHN H. REDsToNE, FRANK B. 'BRANN. 

